Last week the debate over same-sex marriage moved beyond state-level politics and into the federal court system. Arguments challenging Proposition 8 are currently being heard by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The impact of the Prop 8 trial could go far beyond legalizing same-sex marri… Continue

I joined the NMB and I'm not getting married!

I felt pretty excited when I took the pledge. Really excited actually.

Then I realized it wasn't exactly that I was boycotting marriage. It was more like marriage was boycotting me. I'm gay so it's not a huge hardship for me to say I won't get married until everyone can.

My partner and I have been together over twelve years and if federal laws allowed we would be married. That straight people are joining the NMB and choosing not to marry be… Continue

Today is the first day of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, the suit against Proposition 8 in federal court. As we all know, Prop 8 was upheld as a valid amendment under the California Constitution last May; this time it's being argued that it violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

What's interesting to note is who exactly is arguing the case that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. The two leading lawyers are Ted Olson and David Boi… Continue

It wasn't until somewhat later in life, probably college even more than high school, when I was exposed to a more expansive demographic of people from various types of upbringing, did I realize just how much homophobia and discrimination towards gays existed actively in our country. Growing up in New York City, with a gay Godfather, with parents who were always so naturally accepting of all people's, including gays, the gay community never struck me as a particularly outside or unusual element t… Continue